TENNILLE, ANTOINETTE CATHRYN, “TONI”, 1940-
Biography;
Singer-songwriter; keyboardist. Born May 8, 1940, Montgomery. Parents– Frank and Cathryn Tennille. Family moved to Balboa, California, in 1959. Married; Kenneth Shearer; married Daryl Dragon. Education–attended Auburn University; performed with the musical group Auburn Knights as a student. Formed the popular duo “The Captain and Tennille” with her husband Daryl Dragon in 1973; earned five gold albums; six gold singles, two platinum albums and one platinum single. Won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year, 1976.
Publications;
Toni Tennille; A Memoir. Taylor Trade Publishing, 2016.